ADDINGTON MARKETS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 14, 11 October 1917, Page 8

ADDINGTON MARKETS

Bγ Telegraph—Press Association. Christchurch, October 10. At Addington market there were again moderate yardings of fat stock and lorge entries of store cattle and dairy cows. There was an increase in the offering of store sheep and a good sale resulted, especially for wethers and hoggets which ehowed an advance. The fat cattle offerings were small,- and the quality moderate, and prices were firmer, values being equal to 565. to over COs. perloolb. A small yarding of fat lambs met vith a good sale. . Fat sheep were farmer, the yarding being, a moderate one, and included a number of Southland and North Otago lines, as well as the iust shorn sheep of,the season. The market was very firm, and prices for prime quality showed a little advance. There wag i very large yarding of store cattle, mostly made rip of two and three-year-olds and pens of oXy cows and heifers, but there were a few yearlings Ihers was a good clearance at late rates. Fat pigs were easier, as a local bacon-curer had secured a. supply of baconere from the North Island. Store pigs, on the other hand, were in strong demand. Dairy cows met with a good sale. Store Sheep—Sound-mouthed ewes oi<l

lambs (nil told), 21s. lid. to *. 10il.i Ino and four-tooth wethers, 3ls. litl. to .•»>• Gel.; four and six-tooth wethers, .'li?. to 12s. 3d.; owe hoggeUi, :ils. sd. lo *&>■; we) her hoggets, 275. l<l. lo te. o"-i mixed pox hoggets, -Os. In 31s. fid. Fnt Lambs.—Now seasons fat Jaml).-. CDs. Bd. lo 3;Ss. Fjil: Shew).—Extra prime vnlhrrs, h> Ms. »D.i prime wethers. 455. Oil. lu GO* (id.: lighter wethers, Mild. Oil. to -las. I shorn wethers, ,11s. 10d. to Ms. M.; Jlerino wethers, 30s; ox Ira prune <■_»■<«, Ms. Gd.; prime'cwos, 10.?. (id. to a"*.; lighter owes, S9s. to 155.; shorn ewes, M*~ M - • , ~.,n ]''nt Callle-Kxlra prime sloors, Ail Tβ. lid.; pruno steers, .1:18 15s. Bd. to ordiimrv fltccrs, ,Cl sto J5lB 55.; extra prime heifer.'. .£2l s'-: P™ lo ilol , ,c V?> JCM'lOs. to <Cl 7 10s. fid.; ordinary heifers, .fill lo .fill; prime cows, X\i> to 4U3 l. r is.; ordinary i'ow<s, .£lO <" ~ •!• Sloro Uuttle.-Mixod yearlings, Alls. to M; yearling nteers, .£6 17s. lid.; twoyear steers, Jill 2s. 6d.; thrre-year swers. ,£l2 17s. Bd. to £\i 13a. 6d.; three-year heifers, £9 17s. fid. to ilO 10s.; dry cows, £\ to J2ll 2?. Gil. Pigs-Choppers, Jis to -CS 10.'.; baconcts, £i ss. to £6, equal to od. lb : : porkers, J2 15s. io JM. «)ua to od._ to IOW. per II).; largo stores, AM to .U as.. medium, 335. to . 10s. ; smaller, 1.55. to 'i3e. ; weaners, 21s. 6d. to Jos.